Horror Studies
Scope & Guideline
Unveiling the Cultural Threads of Horror
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Interdisciplinary Analysis of Horror:
The journal encourages contributions that incorporate perspectives from various fields, including literature, film studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and sociology, to explore horror's complex narratives and themes. - Cultural and Historical Contexts:
Horror Studies emphasizes the importance of situating horror within its cultural and historical contexts, examining how societal issues, historical events, and cultural shifts inform horror narratives and their interpretations. - Critical Approaches to Horror Media:
The journal focuses on critical analyses of horror across different media, including film, literature, television, and digital platforms, investigating how these forms shape and reflect horror's evolution and societal implications. - Thematic Exploration of Identity and Society:
Horror Studies often addresses themes of identity, including gender, sexuality, race, and class, exploring how horror narratives challenge or reinforce societal norms and highlight marginalized voices. - Innovative Methodologies:
The journal is open to innovative methodologies, including psychoanalytic, phenomenological, and postcolonial approaches, that deepen the understanding of horror's psychological, emotional, and social effects.
Trending and Emerging
- Decolonization and Horror:
There is a growing trend towards exploring horror's potential for decolonization, focusing on how horror narratives can challenge colonial legacies and provide new perspectives on identity and representation. - Gender and Sexuality in Horror:
Recent works increasingly examine the intersections of gender and sexuality within horror, particularly how these identities are represented and subverted in contemporary horror narratives. - Digital and Technological Horror:
The influence of digital media and technology on horror is a significant emerging theme, with analyses focusing on how video games, online horror communities, and digital storytelling reshape the experience and interpretation of horror. - Environmental and Ecological Themes:
Emerging studies are addressing the relationship between horror and environmental issues, exploring how horror narratives reflect anxieties about ecological collapse, climate change, and the Anthropocene. - Psychosocial Dimensions of Horror:
There is an increasing focus on the psychological and emotional dimensions of horror, particularly how horror reflects collective societal fears and anxieties in contemporary contexts.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Gothic Tropes:
There has been a noticeable decline in papers focusing solely on traditional Gothic elements, such as haunted houses and classic monsters, as the field increasingly embraces contemporary interpretations and socio-political themes. - Sole Focus on Horror as Entertainment:
The journal's earlier emphasis on horror purely as a form of entertainment has diminished, giving way to more critical and analytical approaches that interrogate horror's cultural significance and ethical implications. - Static Gender Roles in Horror:
Discussions around static or traditional gender roles within horror narratives are becoming less frequent, as the field moves towards more nuanced examinations of gender fluidity and intersectionality in horror. - Analysis of Horror in Isolation:
There is a decline in the analysis of horror outside of broader cultural contexts; recent publications tend to integrate horror with contemporary issues like politics, environmental concerns, and social movements, rather than treating it as a standalone genre.
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